In its first gathering under President Christina Paxson, the Corporation will meet this weekend to hear updates about Paxson's recently formed strategic planning committees. The weekend will also include the official inauguration of Paxson as the University's 19th president. The six planning committees ...
As President Christina Paxson steps onto the inaugural stage Saturday donning the presidential gown and chain, she will play the lead role in a University tradition that stretches back nearly 250 years. The University will host a community event celebrating Paxson tonight at the Veterans Memorial Auditorium, ...
A panel of environmental experts and activists addressed students at Brown Divest Coal's teach-in last night to discuss the environmental, social and political effects of the world's dependence on coal. The teach-in is part of Brown Divest Coal's campaign to convince the University not to invest in ...
When former president Ruth Simmons arrived at Brown in 2001, she was ready to effect major change. "I fear we have gotten caught up in enhancements of all kinds while fundamentals are wanting," she told faculty in the first week of the school year. Eleven years later, in the wake of Simmons' reforms, ...
Forbes Magazine named Providence the fifth of 20 top cities for working mothers in a ranking released earlier this month. According to its website, Forbes ranked the top 20 cities out of the 50 most highly populated metropolitan areas, using the priorities of working mothers as a checklist. Metrics ...
The 2012 American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy's report card has ranked Rhode Island the seventh-most energy efficient state in the country, adding to the state's impressive record of energy-related accomplishments. Since the passage of Rhode Island's Comprehensive Energy Conservation, Efficiency ...
Alison Cohen '09 and Eric Rodriguez '08, the two current young alumni trustees of the Corporation, spoke to the Undergraduate Council of Students last night about financial aid, internationalization and the Corporation's past and future initiatives.
With election day less than two weeks away, Rhode Island voters will soon make a decision on several questions that could have a major impact on the state's environmental future.
Julie Bowen '91 was sitting in the makeup room of her first acting job when she realized she had nothing to say. She had no prior acting experience and no future bookings - the topics of choice for the girls around her. But then somebody mentioned "the world," and suddenly Bowen had something to add. ...
Ted Widmer, assistant for special projects to President Christina Paxson and senior adviser to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, said he felt like a "fly on the wall" while listening to the secret recordings of former president John F. Kennedy P'83.
Despite the uncertainty surrounding its future funding levels, the National Institutes of Health awarded $146.96 million to Rhode Island organizations in the 2012 fiscal year, with Brown receiving about 40 percent of the new award total with $58.7 million. Other top recipients include Rhode Island Hospital, ...
Convicted felons in Rhode Island regain their voting rights upon release from prison, as determined by a 2006 referendum amending a clause in the state's constitution that previously required felons to complete parole and probation before regaining the right to vote. But the law has not stopped city ...
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A panel of academics highlighted the past and present impact of religion on U.S. politics during a discussion last night about the potential effects of Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney's Mormon faith on the 2012 presidential election. The forum was held in Rhode Island Hall and was moderated ...
Professor of Physics Leon Cooper joined 67 other Nobel Prize winners in physics, chemistry and medicine to co-sign a letter publicly endorsing President Barack Obama's re-election bid. The document, entitled "An Open Letter to the American People," was sent to the Center for American Progress Action ...
The University's Third World Center is undergoing a year-long internal and external review to evaluate its current work and look toward future initiatives. The review will focus in particular on the TWC's mission, name, organizational structure, resources and programs, said Mary Grace Almandrez, director ...
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